NetSuite Shares Rise on Record Q4 Sales

Shares of cloud software company NetSuite are rising sharply after hours as the company reported record earnings and sales for its fiscal fourth quarter. Earnings per share were 6 cents higher than the consensus view of 4 cents on sales of $85 million, up 33 percent over the year-ago quarter. Total revenue for the year was $308 million, up 31 percent. NetSuite shares rose nearly 8 percent to $75.81 in after-hours trading on the news.

Just as the atom bomb was the weapon that was supposed to render war obsolete, the Internet seems like capitalism’s ultimate feat of self-destructive genius, an economic doomsday device rendering it impossible for anyone to ever make a profit off anything again. It’s especially hopeless for those whose work is easily digitized and accessed free of charge.

— Author Tim Kreider on not getting paid for one’s work

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